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The aim of the Civil Society Engagement is to ensure that the policy framework on the Model Law on gender equality and the draft Model Law itself incorporates the views and aspirations of the people of Africa, in line with the mandate of the Pan-African Parliament.
The engagement process begins with Southern Africa-based civil society organisations on 3-5 July 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia. This pilot consultation is held in collaboration with the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC). The pilot Civil Society Engagement in Southern Africa will be followed by consultations with civil society organisations across the rest of the continent.
The Pan-African Parliament was established by article 17 of the African Union Constitutive Act, to ensure the full participation of African Peoples in the continent’s development and integration. Its core functions are inter alia, to facilitate the implementation of the African Union policies and objectives; to promote human and people’s rights; to facilitate the harmonization and coordination of the legislative texts of Member States in accordance with Article 11(3) of its Protocol, including those aimed at advancing the rights of women as guaranteed at the international and regional level.
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